*** Please bring your Grade Level Math map to class if you have access to one (all maps are also available here on this wiki page) and don't forget your lap top! :)
Homework assignment: Please read this article prior to attending class 3:
out-of-district participants, you will not be able to access Aimsweb... please plan on partnering with a district participant for class 4 Understanding Statistics**
Homework assignment: Look over "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools" from What Works Clearing House; we will go over it in greater detail in class, so don't spend too much time, just familiarize yourself with the document:
Homework assignment: Bring to class data that you have collected on a student that you are concerned is having difficulty in math (CBM data, CFA data, Topic test, etc.) OR class-wide data that indicates a specific problem with a concept or skill; Your final assessment will include you and a team of 2-3 other teachers (your temporary PLC) creating a Plan of Action for that student or class.
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FALL 2011-12
EDUC 5555: Assessment and Intervention
Course SyllabusCourse Assignments
Class 1:
Homework assignment: Please read this article prior to attending class 1
Overview of Course
Course goals and outcomes
Assignments
Purposes and Types of Assessments
Summative vs. Formative assessment
A balanced assessment system
Open, closed and performance tasks
Class 2:
Homework assignment: Please read this article prior to attending class 2:
Purposes and Types of Assessments
Formative assessments and learning progressions
Assessment techniques
Ferreting Out Formative Assessment
Class 3:
*** Please bring your Grade Level Math map to class if you have access to one (all maps are also available here on this wiki page) and don't forget your lap top! :)
Homework assignment: Please read this article prior to attending class 3:
Creating and Using Common Assessments
Understand the purpose of common assessments.
Design and implement common assessment in collaborative teams to improve student success in mathematics.
Analysis of Student Work using Common Assessments
Using and understanding common assessments via SuccessNet reports
Acuity analysis
Class 4:
*** You will need your lap top for class 4
Homework assignment: Please read pages 12-16 in this document:
CBMeasures in Math.pdf
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*Come to class with your Aimsweb username and password (email cindy.perry@canyonsdistrict.org if you don't have yours)
out-of-district participants, you will not be able to access Aimsweb... please plan on partnering with a district participant for class 4Understanding Statistics**
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Spread
Bias
Reliability and validity
Criterion and norm-referenced tests
Curriculum-Based Measures
A look at Aimsweb: CBM measures
Class 5:
* You will need your lap top for class 5
Data Dashboard training with Elementary EdTech
Assessment Research Paper due - Share in class
Mid-term Exam
Study Guide
Class 6:
Homework assignment: Read this article prior to attending class 6:
Issues in Assessment
Learning vs. auditing.
Value added vs. absolute standards.
Traditional assessment vs. alternative assessments.
Authentic vs. contrived.
Speed tests vs. Power tests.
A Three-Tier model for Math Instruction
RtI: Response to Intervention
Utah's Three-Tiered Model of Math Instruction: Tier 1
Continuum of Systematic Instruction
Strategic Monitoring
Class 6 materials:
Utah3TierModelofMathematicsInstruction.pdf
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Class 6 ppt.pdf
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whatever_it_takes.pdf
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Handout RtI At-A-Glance Innov.pdf
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Class 7:
Homework assignment: Choose one of these magazine issues and read TWO articles related to RtI prior to attending class 7:
A Three-Tier model for Math: Core Standards and Instructional Practice for Tier 1
Adding it Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics (2001)
National Math Panel Report (2008)
Common Core Content and Practice Standards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNP5MdDDFPY&feature=related
10 Instructional Shifts for Student Achievement in Mathematics
Class 8:
Homework assignment: Read this brief article in preparation for Class 8.
A Three-Tier model for Math: High-Yielding Math Instructional Strategies for Tier 1
Class 9:
Homework assignment: Intervention Strategy due; look over page 10 of Utah's Three-Tiered Model of Math Instruction: Tier 2
A Three-Tier model for Math Instruction: Tier 2/Supplemental Instruction
Class 10:
Homework assignment: Look over "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools" from What Works Clearing House; we will go over it in greater detail in class, so don't spend too much time, just familiarize yourself with the document:A Three-Tier model for Math Instruction: Tier 2 & 3
A Three-Tier model for Math Instruction: Tier 3Progress Monitoring
Program Evaluation
Progress Monitoring Guide:
M-CAP Test Item Analysis "Blue Prints":
Class 11:
Homework assignment: Bring to class data that you have collected on a student that you are concerned is having difficulty in math (CBM data, CFA data, Topic test, etc.) OR class-wide data that indicates a specific problem with a concept or skill; Your final assessment will include you and a team of 2-3 other teachers (your temporary PLC) creating a Plan of Action for that student or class.
Course Review
Final Exam
SUU Registration - $45 check to SUU
Next steps: EDUC 5525 Geometry & Measurement